2026 Activate EMS Symposium Agenda

Sept. 11, 2026

8:30 a.m. Registration / Welcome / 9-11 Tribute - Atrium
Continental Breakfast sponsored by Abbott

Morning Sessions
9:15 a.m.
Group A: Escape Room - Home Unit (Lower Level)
TBD

Group B: Chest Wall Stability - iEXCEL Helix (1048)
Zachary Bauman, DO, MHA
Surgical Critical Care

10:00 a.m.
Group A: Whole Blood - Atrium iWall
Mark Hamill, MD
Surgical Critical Care

Group B: Heart Failure - Holographic Theater (1032)
Chrissy Dunbar, DO
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology

Sarah McHenry, BSN, RN 
Heart Failure Disease Management Program Coordinator

10:40 a.m. Break 

10:50 a.m.
Group A: Clips, Coilings, Mechanical Thrombectomy - 3D Immersive Lab 2 (1047)
Penumbra, Inc.

Group B: Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) - Technology Innovation Lab 1 (1039)
Jill Nohl, APRN-NP
Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery

11:35 a.m. Lunch - Sponsored by Penumbra, Inc.
Michael F. Sorrell Center (MSC), 619 South 42nd Street
Room 1005 (First Floor / Ground Level)  

12:05 p.m. Awards / Subject Matter Expert Panel Meet and Greet / AirMethods Booth
MSC Room 1005

Afternoon Sessions - Snacks and beverages sponsored by AirMethods
12:45 p.m. Group A: Chest Wall Stability - iEXCEL Helix (1048)
Zachary Bauman, DO, MHA
Surgical Critical Care

Group B: Escape Room - Home Unit (Lower Level)
TBD

1:30 p.m. 
Group A: Heart Failure - Holographic Theater (1032)
Chrissy Dunbar, DO
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology

Sarah McHenry, BSN, RN 
Heart Failure Disease Management Program Coordinator

Group B: Whole Blood - Atrium iWall
Mark Hamill, MD
Surgical Critical Care

2:10 p.m. Break  

2:20 p.m. 
Group A: Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) - Technology Innovation Lab 1 (1039)
Jill Nohl, APRN-NP
Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery

Group B: Clips, Coilings, Mechanical Thrombectomy - 3D Immersive Lab 2 (1047)
Penumbra, Inc.

3:05 p.m.
Adjourn / Optional iEXCEL Tour